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Daisy Opie Grace was found not guilty this after
noon.
The verdict was returned shortly before 4:57
. o’clock, after the jury had been out for more than three
‘ hours.
The verdict was reached at 4:30 o'clock, but it was
' not announced until nearly a half hour later because
Airs. Grace was not in the court room, and the jury’s
decision could not be given before she arrived.
When Mrs. Grace entered she was as white as a sheet. She was
supported by Attorney Moore and Detective Burke. She had her
back to the crowd and her face was entirely concealed by her big
Panama hat. When the jury came in they had to file past her seat,
, and she studied the faces very intently as though to learn the secret
in their hearts.
j The judge announced:
“Mr. Foreman, read the verdict.”
The foreman, W. A. Laird, arose from his seat and read:
A We the jury find the defendant not guilty.”
w\ Mrs. Grace was absolutely impassive for a moment. Her breast
heaved, and she uttered a great sigh of relief. Her shoulders rose
and fell as though she had uttered a great cry.
« The blood rushed back into her face.
Mrs. Grace Thanks the Jury.
\* John Moore arose and addressed court.
'/Your honor,” he said, “my client wishes to thank the jury.”
Mrs. Grace arose trembling. She studied herself with a hand on
the table and turned half around to face the jury.
i “Gentlemen, I thank you,” she said.
A Her voice was infinitely lower and weaker than when she was
i on the stand.
Judge Roan remarked to the reporters.
“That’s the end of the drama, boys.”
Mrs. Grace, escorted by her lawyers, went over to the jury and
« shook hands with each of the twelve men who had given her her
} liberty. The court announced that the crowd must be orderly and
the crowd filed out fairly quiet, but tense with excitement.
4 A dramtaic feature of the afternoon was the receipt of a tele
\ gram by Mrs. Grace informing her. that her son was seriously ill in
* Philadelphia. She announced that she would leave for the Quaker
City at once to be by his side.
Mrs. Grace, to a casual observ- " . ~
er apparently calm, but undoubt
edly torn with emotion within,
li. B went down the court house ele
< y P vator with her lawyers. A crowd
of three hundred persons hung on
i their trail and followed therr. our
Mitchell street, but without mak
ing any demonstration.
They proceedd to the office of
the county physician, Dr. S. 11.
Jf | Green.
Detective Burke, who has been
her constant companion, declared
that she did not go there for
t medical attention, but simply be-
I <-ause the physician is an old
friend.
State Concealed
Evidence, Says Moore.
» John W. Moore opened the argument
'■X for the defense at 9:07 o’clock He
1 : quietly and dispassionately,
ft f speaking in soothing, cajoling tones.
He said he felt he had done his duty as
a lawyer in this case. •
“This is the first case In all my ex
t periepce,” he said, “where it was nec
essary on the part of the defense con
tinuously te struggle to force the state
« not to cover up evidence,”
W "They have tried to convict this poor
.unfortunate woman, not by evidence,
/ not by circumstances, but by concealing
' and covering up,
“There's not a man here but knows
E. H. Grace wrote a letter th ay have
‘UNDERTOOK’ to saddle off on that
woman. Is that fair? , Has It come to
the pass that these representatives of
the state of Georgia have come to such
a point that they must spend all their
| time In covering from the jury all evt-
L dence In her favor?
| “How Easy to Prove
She Couldn’t Use Typewriter.”
’ *Anothei instance: They undertook
a | to convey the Impression that Mrs.
■jj Grace wrote a typewritten letter that
She knows nothing about and I know
“3 nothing about. They haven't let you
know much about that letter, but th~y
undertook, by a typewriter expert, who
proved he couldn’t be certain of any
thing, that she wrote that letter.
“How easy it would have been to
prove that this woman couldn't op
erate a typewriter! But they didn’t.
"They tried to impress you that this
woman was scheming to get her hus
band to Philadelphia for the purpose
of doing her a favor. And even, then,
they had this power of attorney in their
possession, and they refused to intro
duce it here so you might know what
Grace was going for. Was that fair to
you?
"These lawyers have tried to ‘cover
it up, cover it up.' They have tried be
fore the trial and during its
"This poor woman Is persecuted in
a land of strangers. What a hurry
when she was Invited here to give her
simple story ; what a hurry to : esort to
theatrical effects'. You thought when
you brought Gene Grace In here this
poor woman could not look the jury In
the face. But your plan failed, miser
ably. If that woman hadn’t been tell
ing the truth, she would have failed in
that hour when she should not to have
been disturbed. But even with all you.
trickery and your theatrical effort*—
some of us still believe in an old per
sonal God—she came in all her Inno
cence, she took her seat, calmly and
dignified, not brazen, and with a ring
Mrs. Grace Says "I'll Live for Son''
SHE WILL QUIT ATLANTA
Mrs. Daisy Grace made this state
ment today after her case had gone to
the jury:
"If I am acquitted, as I fully expect
to be before the night is over, I shall
leave Atlanta within 48 hours, to go to
my little afflicted son in the North.
First, I shall arrange to have him put
In a school for the teaching of blind
children and then I shall devote the
rest of iny entire life to my boy,
"The judge's charge to the jury was
eminently fair. I could not as}< for a
fairer judge, and I believe I shall be
quickly acquitted by the jury. But If
I am convivted, I shall fight this case
and the untrue charge Eugene Grace
has made against me to the bitter end,
and my friends will stand by me.
J. J. M’DERMOTT WINS
U. S. OPEN GOLF TITLE
WITH SCORE OF 294
BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 2.—J. J. Mc-
Dermot, of Atlantic City, who won the
open golf championship of the United
States last year, captured the same hon
ors here today, his score for the four
rounds of the eighteen-hole course at the
Country club being 294. lie made the
last round tn 71
Tom McNamara, of Boston, was second,
with a score of 296. He did the last
round in 69.
Alex Smith, Wykage, and M. J. Brady,
Wolston, were tied for third place, with
a score of 299.
Smith made the last round in 75 and
Brady in 79.
The first prize is S3OO, a gold medal and
a gold loving cup.
ATLANTA MAN REPORTED
COLORADO WRECK VICTIM
PUEBLO. COLO..'Aug. 2.—Five per
sons are reported to have been killed
when the Rock Island express passen
ger train went into Fountain river,
caused by a washout Tuesday night.
The bodies have not been recovered,
and it is thought they were drowned
or pinned In the cars.
Among those thought to have been
killed is C. C. Harris, salesman, At
lanta, Ga.
The Atlanta city directory fails to
show a C. C. Harris, employed as a
salesman.
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
All games postponed on account of rain.
of truth she looked him in the face and
she told the most reasonable story, the
most reasonable statement. If she had
not been sustained by truth and right
they would most unfairly and unjustly
broken her down. Oh, how sickened
they were when the plan failed. It was
their own doing—and their own undo
ing.
“Case Built
Alone on Theory.”
“She made her statement with the
same feeling, with the same composure,
as the Smithfield martyrs of old. They
could not break her down. Such con
duct as that of those lawyers Is frowned
upon by all fair men.
"You’ve heard nothing but theory.
I never saw a case so impregnated with
theory. Did you take your oath that
you would put a woman in chains on
theory? 1 didn’t hear any such oatn.
You said you’d find a verdict by the
evidence and not by some interested
person's theory.
“They say that this woman, for mer
cenary motives, whose life has been
one of indiscretion—possibly yes, but
not bad—whose gai i was that she was
hurried from the grave o' her first
husband to fresh matrimony? What
did she gain?
The Power of the
Fascinating Man of the World.
“Poor, 'oollsn, credulous woman! She
married the ’most fascinating man in the
world to her.’ What does it mean when
a woman meets a fascinating man of
the world? What power, what influ
ence! They say she was mercenary,
who spent her wealth on her new hus
band lavishly, unselfishly. Find one
act in her life that smacks of merce
nary motives.
"They say that away back in New
York she had sinister motives when
she raised for him $6,000 to go into
business in Atlanta. Where was the
motive?
"There sits the man, E. E. Law
rence, whom they could have put on
the stand and disproved it. But we
had to call him.
"I can show you who was mercenary.
I can show you who was interested in
making her out- a murderess. The tes
timony fell from the unwilling lips of
Grace’s own people, that they were
struggling to help Gene Grace in his
estate. The whole motive of the state
has been born in the kennel of mer
cenary motives; they must blacken her
character and rob her of her inhe:i
tance. For they thought Grace might
die."
"They say that she astutely planned
to take her husband's life for some
Continued on Page Two.
"When I go to Philadelphia tomor
row, after my acquittal, I shall see to
getting a tenant for my Spruce street
house as soon as I have given attention
to my boy, and then I shall live for
hint ax long as I live.
"I decline to comment upon the
charges made by the prosecution
against me, and I will not talk about
Mr. Grace at this time."
Mrs. Grace made this statement while
on her way to her lawyers’ office from
the court room, just after the jury' had
gone out. With Detective Burke, she
w ill remain at the offices until Informed
the jury Is ready to return a verdict,
and then will return to the court room
to learn her fate.
ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1912.
SECOND GAME: ' R. H. E.
Barons 1 0 2 0 0 0 2
Crackers.... 0 3 0 0 2 0 0
THE CRACKERS LOST THE FIRST GAME. SCORE 3 TO O—FOR BOX AND DETAIL SEE PAGE 13.
LOCALS OUT TO DIVIDE
WITH BARON TEAM
THE LINE-UP. ;
(SECOND GAME)
ATLANTA— BIRMINGHAM
Agler, IbMarcan, 2b.
Bailey, IfMessenger, rs.
Alperman, 2bJohnston, of.
McElveen, 3bAlmeida, 3b.
Harbison, ss..McGllvray, Ib.
Callahan, cfMcßride, If.
Lyons, rfEllam, ss.
Reynolds, cYantz, c.
Brady, pSmith, p.
Umpires, Kellum and Breitenstein.
I
By Percy H. Whiting.
PONCE DELEON BALL PARK. Aug.
2. —After having won the first game from (
the Crackers, score 3 to 0, and giving up '
but a single hit. Smith undertook to 5
hurl his team to victory in the second
game, too. He was opposed by Brady, t
up to now the most consistent pitcher |
on the Crackers’ staff.
THE GAME. ,
FIRST GAME. 1
Marcan, the first Baron to face Brady,
doubled to center. Had not Callahan
made a nice stop it would have eben an
easy triple. Messenger sacrificed to Ag
ler and Marcan went to third, ohnston
died to Bailey and Marcan tallied. Al
meida singled to center. Almeida tried
to steal and when Harbison dropped
Reynolds' throw he was safe on the error.
McGllvray popped to Alperman. ONE
RUN.
Agler went out, Ellam to McGllvray.
Bailey filed to Mcßride. Alperman was (
retired Smith to McGllvray. NO RUNS.
SECOND INNING.
Mcßride filed to Callahan. Ellam tiled
to Bailey. Yantz filed to Callahan. NO
RUNS.
McElveen hit to short and beat It out.
Harbison sacrificed, Smith to Marcan, and
McElveen went to second. Callahan
popped to Marcan. Lyons grounded to
third and McElveen was safe at third and
Lyons at first when Almeida fumbled.
Lyons stole second. Reynolds walked. I
filling the bases. Brady fanned, but the ;
last ball was a wild pitch and McElveen
and Lyons scored, and Reynolds went to i
third and Brady to second. Agler hit to i
short and Reynolds scored. Brady over
ran third and was out, Ellam to Almeida. '
THREE RUNS.
THIRD INNING. (
Smith grounded out to Agler. At this ,
point Umpire Breitenstein f>ut Smith out ,
of hte game. When he continued to yell
at Breit from the bench the umpire halted
the game, called two policemen and had
the Baron pitcher escorted from the field, i
Marcan singled to left and when Bailey i
let the ball get through him he continued
on to third. Messenger lined to Alperman
and Marcan was caught in a chase. Al ,
perman threw to Reynolds, who threw to
McElveen. Humpty dropped the ball and
Marcan Scored. Messenger went to third
on the play. Johnston singled to left and
Messenger scored. Almeida fouled to Ag
ler and Johnston was doubled oft first.
TWO RUNS. ’
Hurdgrove went In the box for the Bar
ons. Bailey popped to Marcan. Alper
man also popped to Marcan. McElveen
fouled to Almeida. NO RUNS. I
FOURTH INNING. i
McGllvray singled to center. Mcßride j
sacrificed, Brady to Agler, and McGllvray
took second. The big first baseman of 1
the Barons tried to steal third, but was i
caught, Reynolds to McElveen. Ellam
was called out on strikes. NO RUNS.
Harbison went out from Almeida to Me-
Gilvray. Callahan went out from Ellam 1
to McGllvray. Lyons fouled to McGllvray. 1
NO RUNS.
FIFTH INNING.
Yantz walked. Hardgrove sacrificed, i
Brady to Agler, and Yantz took second.
Marcan went out, Alperman to Agler, and ,
Yantz. landed on third. Messenger tiled (
to Bailey. NO RUNS.
Reynolds was out. Ellam to McGllvray.
Brady popped to Almeida. Agler filed
to Mcßride. NO RUNS. 1
SIXTH INNING. 1
Johnston hit to short and on Harbison's
error he was safe at first. Almeida hit
to short and Johnston was forced at sec
ond, Harbison making the put out unas- |
slated. McGllvray grounded to the box s
and Almeida was forced at second, Brady S
to Alperman, who doubled McGllvray, to <
Agler. NO RUNS.
Bailey tripled to right. Alperman went i
out, Ellam to McGllvray. McElveen 1
popped to Almeida Harbison doubled to f
center, and Bailey scored. Callahan sin- ,
Kled to right and Harbison scored. Lyons
out, Yantz to McGllvray. TWO RUNS.
SEVENTH INNING.
Mcßride filed to Bailey. Ellam beat out
u hit to second. Yantz hit to Harbison
and on his error both both runners were
safe. Carroll, for Hardgrove, singled to
center and Ellam scored Marcan hit to |
Harbison and Carroll was forced at sec- j
ond, to Alperman. Yantz went to third.
Messenger hit to second and on Alper- *
man’s fumble Yantz scored. Marcan '
and Messenger tried the double steal, 1
Marcan negotiiitUig (bird and Messenger t
was out at second. Reynolds to McElveen
to Alperman. TWO RUNS.
racles
RESULTS.
AT FORT ERIE.
First—Tankard, 3, first! Captain El
liott, 7-10; Gerrard, 7-10. Also ran:
Auster, Kinder Lou, Exton, Cordie F.,
Barbara Worth, Lady Anna.
Second—Ragusa, 20, first; Latent,
9-5; Paris Queen, out. Also ran: Law
suit, Fly by Night.
Third—Moncrief, 6-5, first; Thrifty,
4-5! Zilicic, 10, Also ran: Lady Sybil,
Imprudent, Con Came, Be Thankful,
Radation, Dissenter.
Fourth—Helen Barbee, 7-10, first;
Light o' My Life, 9-5; Edda, out. Also
ran: Cowl, Cherry eed, Penobscot,
Fifth—Anavri, 12, first; Quartermas
ter, 4-5; Miss Nett, 7. Also ran: Plu
vlus, Arbed Lad, Husky Lad, Cavrlllon,
Pulka.
Sixth —Pliant, 3-2, first; Congress
man Jam*s,l-3; Senegambian, 3. At»o
ran: Hey. Monsieur X.
Seventh—Falcada, 7-10, first; Super
visor, 2-5; Tanundc 7-10. Also ran:
SwartshlH, John Louis.
AT TORONTO.
First—Myrtle Marion, 5, first; Tom
meraire, 1; Curious, 2-5. Also ran:
Moon, Milpitas Miss Kingsbury, Sir
Kearney. Redman. Ferrand, Cecillan.
Second—Kironi, 3, first; Voise, 1;
Sheriff Greuninner, 2. Also ran: Star
Ashland, Calipte, Christmas Daisy, Red
Bob, Old Crow.
Third—Tackle, 5-2, first; Cuttyhunk,
1; Calian, 1. Also ran: King of the
Mist, Howard Shean, Ala Marchrnont,
Lawyer Miller.
Fourth —Ynca, 3-2, first; Dipper, 2-3;
Golden Ruby, 1-3. Also ran: Roano,
M’Andrews, Leialoha.
Fifth—Henrietta W., 5, first; Che
mulpo, 1-2; Grecian Bend, 1-2. Also
ran: Oracle, Evelyn Doris.
Sixth—Bodkin, 5-2, first; Glipian,
6-5; La Saja, 3. Also ran: Argonaut,
Fort Worth. Sabo Blend, Satin Bower.
Seventh—lrish Kid, 3, first; Inferno
Queen, 2; Jim 0., 3. Also ran: Sanc
tlin, Frog. Igloo, Montclair, Nila, Fox
craft.
AT BUTTE.
First —Theresie, 4, first; Mollie Rich
ards, out; Bill Finn, 7-10. Also ran:
Sierra, I-leckney, Dr, S. P. Tate.
SENATE CALLS NEW
COUNTY WHEELER
INSTEAD OF KENT
The senate committee on constitu
tional amendments today approved the
bill to make a new county of part of
Montgomery and agreed that If the
people of Alamo, the proposed county
seat, will raise $20,000 for a new court
house and jail the new county will be
authorized and named Wheeler, In hon
or of the late General Joe Wheeler.
The committee heeded numerous pro
tests from residents of the proposed
county demanding that when created
It should not be given the name of
Kent, after Oscar W. Kent, the latvyer
who recently was disbarred by the su
preme court.
The bill undoubtedly will be passed
by the senate. A similar bill, though
carrying the other name for *he coun
ty. has already passed the house.
FIGHT ON GENERAL WOOD
REOPENED IN CONGRESS
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2 —The army ap
propriation bill was reported to the sen- i
ate today. It carries a total of $94,420,-
630.98 as against $87,777,257.18, a net in
crease of $6,265,373.80
The bill as It comes to the senate re
opens the fight which was made hi the
house aglnst Major General Wood by tak
ing the portion affecting the chief of staff
from the bill and It Is likely that this part
of the bill will have to be made the sub
ject of further conference.
TWO-YEAR-OLD BOY DRINKS
POISON, DYING INSTANTLY
MOULTRIE, GA., Aug 2—Ralph
Lindsey, the two-year-old son of Mrs.
R. C. Lindsey, died this afternoon from
the effects of a drink of carbolic acid.
The child was playing In an old med
icine cheat and found the drug Death
wag altnuit instantaneous.
| SOUTHERN LEAGUE
AT CHATTANOOGA: R. H. «.
CHATTANOOGA 20 10 . . .
MONTGOMERY.O 02 2 - . . .
More and Noyes; Aitchison and McAllister. Umpires, Hart and Pfenninger.
AT NASHVILLE: R, R. 8.
NASHVILLEOOOOO3...-, .
MOBILE 000000 ... . .
Summers and Elliott; Demaree and Dunn. Umpire, Stockdale.
AT MEMPHIS: R. H. 8.
MEMPHIS 000010...-. . .
NEW ORLEANS 000 I 0 0 .... . . .
Kissinger and Seabough; Wagner and Hafgh. Umpire. Fitzsimmons.
| NATIONAL LEAGUE
CLUBS- Won. Lost. P.C. CLUBS- Won. Lost. P.C.
New York 70 24 .745 Cincinnati 45 52 .464
Chicago 59 34 .634 St Louis 42 56 439
Pittsburg 54 3 7 , 587 Brooklyn 35 61 .365
Philadelphia 46 44 .511 Boston 25 68 .269
AT BOSTON: R. H. E.
PITTSBURG 000000300-3 12 0
BOSTON 00 0 0 0060 0 - 0 8 5
Warner and Gibson; Dlekson and Rarlden. Umpires, Johnstone and Eason.
AT BROOKLYN; R. H. E.
CHICAGO .....1 10010000-3 5 2
, BROOKLYN 900101000-2 5 1
Lavender and Archer; Ragon and Miller Umpires, Owens and Brennan.
AT PHILADELPHIA: R. H. E.
ST. LOUIS 000 0 2 1 002 - 5 11 1
PHILADELPHIA 0 0 0 0 0 11 1 0 - 3 9 0
Harmon and Wingo; Seaton and Killifer. Umpires, Klem and Orth.
AT NEW YORK: R. H. E.
CINCINNATI 000000000-0 5 1
NEW YORK 02 0 11000 x 4 8 0
Benton and Clark; Tesreau and Meyers. Umpires, Rlgler and Flnneran.
[ AMERICAN LEAGUE
CLUBS - Won. Lost. P. C. CLUBS— Won. Lost. P. C.
Boston 68 31 .687 Detroit 48 52 .480
Washington 62 37 .626 Cleveland 45 50 474
Philadelphia 55 41 573 New York 31 63 .330
Chicago 50 46 .521 St. Louis 30 67 .309
AT CHICAGO: R. H. E.
NEW YORK 01 1000001-3 7 2
CHICAGO 40000100 x 5 71
Warhop and Williams; Lange and Block. Umpires, Egan and Sheridan.
AT ST. LOUIS: H.
BOSTON 0006101 10-9 12 2;
ST. LOUIS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00 - 0 3 1
Wood and Cady; Hamilton and KrichelL Umpires, O’Brien and Dineen.
AT DETROIT: R. H. E.
WASHINGTON 001002001-4 8 1
DETROIT 000000000-0 7 0
Johnson and Ainsmlth; Willetts and Stanage. Umpires, Hart and Connolly.
Philadelphia-Cleveland game off: rain.
r~SO. ATLANTIC LEAGUE
AT SAVANNAH:
MACON 200000...-. . .
SAVANNAH 000 0 0 2...-. . .
Voss and Kahlkoff; Scheneberg and Geibel. Umpire, Clark.
AT JACKSONVILLE: R- H. 8.
JACKSONVILLE 100000 0 1.-. . .
COLUMBUS 00000001.-. . .
Horton and Cueto: McCormick and Krebs. Umpire, Kelly.
AT COLUMBIA: hrT/gAME. ” •'
COLUMBIA 20000 100x-3 4 2
ALBANY 00000 1 000- 1 4 1
Harrett and Menafee; Hamilton and Kimball. Umpire, Pender.
SECOND GAME.
COLUMBIA 0 0 0 0 3 0 x .. - 3 6 3
ALBANY 00 0 0000.. - 0 4 2
Dashner and Menafee: Lowry and Kimball. Umpire, Pender.
SEVEN INNINGS BY AGREEMENT.
n.nm lat a ACCDDI ATIAAI a i hat. He did not score: nor did any
CAROLINA ASoOLIAIION o;htr Tiger. The final score was 4 to 0
* In favor of the Senators.
Score: R- H.E.
WINSTON-SALEM2 9 1
greensboro 04 0 AMER CAN ASSOC AT ON
Itadabaugh and Powell; Mayberry ano Mmunivnii nouvomi v
Ware Umpire, Henderson. i ~
At Columbue: R. H.E.
COBB’S HITTING—.7SO columbus ee i 3
ABOUT NORMAL TODAY
DETROIT, Aug 2 Ty Cobb kept up his At Indlanapolla: R. H.E.
phenomenal hitting today In the game ST. PAUL. 102 000 004—7 13 0
agulnxt the Senators. Although Halter INDIANAPOLIS 000 000 000—0 9 1
Johnson waa In the box for Washington, Dausa and Marshall Linke and Clark*.
Cobb necurcd three hit* out ot four tunes Umpire*, Blerhalter and Connolly.
2 CENTS EVERYWHERE P M * O Y RE NO